What Is the WAG Stock Symbol?

The "WAG" stock symbol represents Walgreen Company (Walgreens), the largest retail drugstore chain in the United States. Walgreen Company stock, which first went public in 1927, has a dual market listing, trading on both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

Since 1901 -- when Charles R. Walgreen, Sr. opened the first Walgreens Drugstore in Chicago -- the company has grown to include more than 8,600 locations across the United States and its territories. The company also operates medical service facilities, mail order pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, in-store health care clinics and work site health and wellness facilities. Walgreen Company's corporate headquarters is located at 108 Wilmot Road in Deerfield, IL.